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Synthetic helmet (˜2002)
In this collection since: 24.04.2014

0595

Fire helmet from the Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service in the UK. The capital of the county is Warwick. It covers a population of about 550,000 people and is located about 100km northwest of London. The fire department has 550 firefighters, 16 stations and 32 cars. The helmet from Cromwell, type: F600 is manufacturer by the Brithish company Helmet Integrated Systems Ltd. The manufacturing is in Scotland.
The helmet follows the EN443:2002. It´s form is like the from of the current type of the European fire helmets as MSA, Dräger, Schuberth or Rosenbauer. More details see helmet number 0295. At the front of the helmet, the badge of Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service is mounted. The helmet does not have a rank marking. Without any stripes, the user is a normal fire fighter.
The complete identification is as follows:

Yellow helmet, no stripes = Firefighter
Yellow helmet, a black stripe = Leading Fireman
Yellow helmet, two black stripes = Sub Officer
White helmet, a black stripe = Station Officer
White helmet, a wide black band = Assistant Division Officer
White helmet, a narrow and a broad black stripes = Deputy Assistant Chief Officer
White helmet, two wide black bands = Deputy Chief Officer
White helmet, a wider black band in strength of two Deputy Chief Officer = Chief Officer

Links:

http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireandrescue
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warwickshire_Fire_and_Rescue_Service

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United Kingdom (UK), 295

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